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J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge

Size: 
5200 acres

Location

J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
1 Wildlife Drive
Sanibel, FL 33957
United States
Phone: (239) 472-1100
26° 26' 42.648" N, 82° 6' 48.5784" W
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J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located on Sanibel Island, Florida and protects 5200 acres of undeveloped mangrove ecosystem. The refuge is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, J. N. "Ding" Darling, who became a major voice in the conservation movement. He conceived of the Federal Duck Stamp program, which raises money for wetland conservation, and illustrated the first stamp. Darling was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the U.S.

Website: 
US FWS J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Site
Map: 
US FWS J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Map

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge

Size: 
53000 acres

Location

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
16450 Northwest 31st Place
Chiefland, FL 32626
United States
Phone: (352) 493-0238
29° 22' 29.6652" N, 83° 2' 36.2868" W
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Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge is located on the west coast of Florida in Dixie and Levy counties. The refuge protects one of the largest river delta systems in the United States and includes twenty miles of the Suwannee River estuary and twenty miles of coastline on the Gulf of Mexico.

Website: 
US FWS Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Site
Map: 
US FWS Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Brochure & Map

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

Size: 
11000 acres

Location

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
24 Kimbles Beach Road
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
United States
Phone: (609) 463-0994
39° 6' 0.0108" N, 74° 52' 45.9876" W
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Cape May National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Cape May Peninsula in Southern New Jersey. The refuge is comprised of three units: the Delaware Bay Division, the Great Cedar Swamp Division and the Two Mile Beach Unit.

Website: 
FWS Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Site
Map: 
FWS Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Brochure and Map

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Size: 
16251 acres

Location

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
2591 Whitehall Neck Road
Smyrna, DE 19977
United States
Phone: (302) 653-6872
39° 15' 31.7952" N, 75° 28' 55.2468" W
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is located on the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware. Most of the refuge is comprised of tidal marsh with some upland forest and freshwater. Also within the refuge is the Allee House, a pre-revolutionary war farmhouse that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Website: 
FWS Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Site

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Size: 
111000 acres

Location

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
3100 Desert Road
Suffolk, VA 23434
United States
Phone: (757) 986-3705
36° 44' 4.7508" N, 76° 12' 58.3128" W
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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The 3100-acre Lake Drummond is located within the swamp and is Virginia's largest natural lake. Boating and fishing are popular activities and there is a boat launch in the Feeder Ditch providing access to the lake.

Website: 
FWS Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Site
Map: 
FWS Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Brochure & Map